More U.S. Troops Seen In Iraq By Summer

[Purveyor]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will probably have more troops in Iraq this summer than it did before pouring in forces last year -- even after a planned drawdown, a U.S. general said on Friday.

There were some 132,000 U.S. troops in Iraq before President George W. Bush ordered a surge of about 30,000 more to curb rampant violence that threatened to plunge the country into all-out civil war.

By summer, U.S. commanders plan to have withdrawn more than 20,000 combat troops deployed as part of the surge. But officials indicated some support units sent around the same time would remain or be replaced.

"It's likely that... the (total) number will be a little bit larger than the 132,000 or so that was the number of personnel on the ground pre-surge," said Army Lt. Gen. Carter Ham, director of operations on the Pentagon's Joint Staff.

Sattler said he could not be more precise yet as commanders had still to complete their plans, but a Pentagon source said the number could be as high as 140,000.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1533503220080216

[mysteryman2]

1. What is America

What is America the world police. Can we get some police here to do better back ground checks for guns and stop school shootings?

[rodeodance]

2. MORE--what the hell is going on??

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. What's going on? - simple - Your government deceived you - again.

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and will continue to do so

unless you fight back

I'm waiting. .

[tanyev]

4. Surging one step forward and two steps back.

[saigon68]

5. I'm sure Halliburton is immensely happy

[Barrett808]

6. More US troops seen in Iraq by summer than pre-surge

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will probably have more troops in Iraq this summer than it did before pouring in forces last year -- even after a planned drawdown, a U.S. general said on Friday.

There were some 132,000 U.S. troops in Iraq before President George W. Bush ordered a surge of about 30,000 more to curb rampant violence that threatened to plunge the country into all-out civil war.

By summer, U.S. commanders plan to have withdrawn more than 20,000 combat troops deployed as part of the surge. But officials indicated some support units sent around the same time would remain or be replaced.

"It's likely that... the (total) number will be a little bit larger than the 132,000 or so that was the number of personnel on the ground pre-surge," said Army Lt. Gen. Carter Ham, director of operations on the Pentagon's Joint Staff.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15335032.htm

[tekisui]

7. Of course. They will try to keep a lid on the ecaslating violence,

by any means necessary. This is "McCain's successful surge". It is all that he has to run on.

What is happening in Iraq now is major air bombing campaigns. The violence doesn't get reported when fewer US are dying. But, we are still losing soldiers.

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Does that really surprise anyone?

Bulletin: Sun rises in the east. More a11 11.

[acmavm]

9. Amurikans don't care. They just want to win! Kick some ass! Kill them

Iraqis who won't hand over their country and the oil!

We still got plenty of poor kids to spare.